Checkpoint for Wednesday 17 August 2022

5:06 PM.Parts of the West Coast are getting a thrashing. A red warning is in place in Westport, emergency workers and volunteers are going door to door to get people out, and the Buller River is expected to… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.'I'm delighted to be here' - the words of All Blacks coach Ian Foster after his bosses backed him to stay in the job through to the next World Cup.

Foster had come under scrutiny after the All Blacks… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.Tākaka in Golden Bay has had more than a month's worth of rain in 15 hours today.

Heavy rain is causing rivers to overflow - sparking evacuations, too.

Our reporter Kirsty Frame is at Paines Ford on… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.A Bay of Plenty service station owner who's been targeted multiple times by ram-raiders and burglars says she feels the region is being ignored by the government with efforts to deter criminals… Read more Video, Audio

5:31 PM.Is it time for Dunedin dogs to have their day on CBD streets? Some canine lovers and business owners want to ditch a bylaw banning dogs from a number of central locations including the Octagon, the… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood has confirmed the government will do a full review of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme early next year.

He talks to Lisa Owen.  Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.Only 1000 visitor visas were issued in the 11 days after the border reopened. Relatives visiting family here and tourists are among the 18,000 people waiting on a visa.

Migrants say there is no… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.Tributes are pouring in for Te Arawa leader and longtime Māori education advocate, Sir Toby Curtis, who died this morning aged 83.

A proud Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Rongomai leader, his whānau are… Read more Audio